Edinburgh airport reopening following bomb alert

The Associated Press

Posted:
01/07/2014 10:41:37 AM CST

Updated:
01/07/2014 11:32:48 AM CST

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Emergency services attend the scene following the discovery of a suspicious package, at Edinburgh Airport after the airport was evacuated in Edinburgh, Scotland, Tuesday Jan. 7, 2014. Explosive disposal experts are at the scene. Several outbound flights have been canceled, while inbound flights have been diverted to Glasgow Airport, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) away. UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES

LONDON—Officials say Scotland's Edinburgh airport is reopening after a closure of several hours following the discovery of a suspicious package.

The airport terminal was evacuated and a police cordon was thrown up Tuesday after the discovery of the "suspicious bag" at 1:50 p.m. (1350 GMT).

Explosive disposal experts were sent to the scene and several outbound flights were canceled, while inbound flights were diverted to Glasgow Airport, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) away.

Airport chief executive Gordon Dewar told the BBC that the package had been determined not to be a threat.

Scotland experienced an airport attack in in June 2007, when two men attempted to crash a blazing Jeep loaded with explosives into Glasgow Airport. The car's path was blocked and the explosives failed to detonate.